The choice was yours in the opening scenario of Zork, a 1977 text-based adventure game that's one of the most famous examples of the genre. Choices are at the foundation of the text-based games.

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This description clearly intrigued Gemini, and it asked if I wanted to talk more about these classic games, play chess, or play a text-based adventure that it would create.

Choices are at the foundation of the text-based games. However, there are usually only a few possible paths to take based on how the creator has written the scenario.